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Matthew Prince Wants AI Companies to Pay for Their Sins
The Cloudflare CEO joined The Big Interview to talk about standing up to content scraping, the internet’s potential futures, and his company's relationship to Trump.
View the articleAmazon to host Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 7 and 8
Amazon is hosting its Prime Big Deals Day sales event in October again.
View the articleNothing closes $200M Series C led by Tiger Global, plans AI-first device launch
Carl Pei's Nothing is raising $200 million in a Series C round from Tiger Global at a $1.3 billion valuation.
View the articleHow AI Is Upending Politics, Tech, the Media, and More
At WIRED’s AI Power Summit on Monday, industry executives and officials discussed the impact artificial intelligence is having on every corner of society—and where it goes from here.
View the articleRodatherm Energy wants to make geothermal more efficient, but will it be cheaper?
Rodatherm Energy emerged from stealth with $38 million in Series A funding. It plans to build a closed-loop geothermal power plant that uses refrigerants to move heat to the surface.
View the articleWith no DOJ breakup, Alphabet becomes a $3 trillion company
Investors continue to reward Alphabet's stock after a judge declined to break up Google earlier this month.
View the articleDivergent raises $290M to expand production of specialized military parts
Divergent Technologies' new round will help the company expand its manufacturing footprint across the U.S.
View the articleRobinhood plans to launch a startups fund open to all retail investors
The “Robinhood Ventures Fund I” is intended to allow any retail investor to make money on startups, but the details are scant.
View the articleThe 9 most sought-after startups from YC Demo Day
We asked YC-focused investors to name the startups from the Summer 2025 batch that generated the most interest.
View the articleCompany that owns Gucci, Balenciaga, other brands confirms hack
Kering said the hackers did not steal credit card numbers and that it has contacted the customers whose data is part of the breach, without saying how many were affected.
View the articleDo startups still need Silicon Valley? Founders and funders debate at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
Does Silicon Valley still give founders an edge? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF), Anh-Tho Chuong (Lago), David Hall (Revolution), and Tawni Nazario-Cranz (SignalFire) debate whether locat...
View the articleAwake’s new app requires heavy sleepers to complete tasks in order to turn off the alarm
Unlike traditional alarm clocks that can be silenced with a simple tap, Awake is intended to actively engage users' brains to ensure they fully wake up.
View the articleSnap unveils Snap OS 2.0 with native browser, WebXR support, and more
The launch comes as the company rolled out its fifth-generation Snap Spectacles for developers last year and plans to launch a consumer version sometime in 2026.
View the articleApple’s iOS 26 with the new Liquid Glass design is now available to everyone
Apple's iOS 26 update with Liquid Glass redesign is available to all eligible iPhone users starting today.
View the articleInside the Shift at Disrupt: Building Community and Scaling in the AI Era
Nirav Tolia (Nextdoor), Jane Alexander (CapitalG), and Vanessa Larco (Premise, NEA) join TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF) to share strategies for building resilient companies and scaling in t...
View the articleOpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5
OpenAI's AI coding agent, Codex, can now spend anywhere from a few seconds to several hours on a task, thanks to a new, customized version of GPT-5.
View the articleChina says Nvidia violated antitrust regulations
China is investigating Nvidia's 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies as trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up.
View the articleHundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions
Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources say. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged ...
View the articleIsrael announces seizure of $1.5M from crypto wallets tied to Iran
The Israeli government ordered the seizure of 187 wallets it said belong to the IRGC, which have over time received $1.5 billion in crypto, according to a blockchain analysis firm.
View the articleTime’s running out to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and we’re looking for motivated, curious, and energetic volunteers to help make it all happen.
View the articleUSA Today Enters Its Gen AI Era With a Chatbot
DeeperDive, a new tool that converses with readers, is an effort to beat the AI industry at its own game.
View the articlePayPal adds new one-to-one payment links that will soon support crypto
The new PayPal Links allow customers to either request or make a payment to another person by selecting the link option, inputting the amount, and then copying the link into a conversation.
View the articleBy popular demand: 10 extra exhibit tables open at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Back by overwhelming demand, we’ve added 10 more exhibit tables to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and this will be the final release before they sell out.
View the articleZoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky on navigating the second act, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital general partner Santi Subotovsky will join the Going Public Stage at Disrupt 2025 in a session called "What Comes After Breakout Success?" Join 10,000+ tech an...
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